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David Miliband visits Brixton Hill
A former foreign secretary visited Brixton Hill yesterday to speak to residents about how they run their own estate. The Right Honourable David Miliband, Labour MP for South Shields, came to the...
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Town Hall staff to volunteer in the community
Lambeth Town Hall, by Laura Spargo Council staff at Brixton town hall and across Lambeth can now spend three working days per year volunteering with local charities and community groups. Nearly 3,000...
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Brixton neighbours solve speeding problem together
Residents of Baytree Road have come together to find a solution for speeding traffic By Matthew Cannon Residents on a Brixton street have rediscovered their community spirit to unite against their road...
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COUNCIL: Young Mayor makes town hall debut as women’s protest continues
Lambeth Town Hall, by Laura Spargo BY ROB DALE at Lambeth Town Hall Lambeth Council met yesterday for its first full meeting since the London Mayoral Elections. Protesters from the Lambeth Women’s...
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OLYMPICS: Levi Roots speaks at Windrush Square as the torch comes to Brixton
Levi Roots addressed crowds at Windrush Square today who had gathered to celebrate the Olympic torch coming to Brixton. He said: “we are here to see something very special today. We’ve seen many...
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AFTER THE RIOTS: Brixton one year on
For much of today the eyes of the world will be on the Games in the Olympic Park. But as the global roadshow unfolds just 10 miles away in Stratford, most of us will find it hard to forget the shocking...
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Town Hall protest over Lambeth’s co-op council plans
Protesters gathered outside Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton, last night to voice their objection to the council’s co-operative council agenda. Dozens lobbied councillors ahead of a cabinet meeting, saying...
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Lee Jasper to stand for George Galloway’s Respect party in Croydon North
Lee Jasper hopes to be elected in the Croydon North by-election Lee Jasper, former race advisor to Ken Livingstone, has entered the race to become the next MP for Croydon North. Brixton-based Jasper,...
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Steve Reed wins Labour selection for Croydon North
By Kaye Wiggins Steve Reed, the leader of Lambeth council, will stand for election as the MP for Croydon North. Cllr Steve Reed He was chosen as the Labour Party’s candidate at a selection meeting...
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Steve Reed remains as Lambeth council leader while he fights Croydon North...
HOLDING ON: Cllr Steve Reed will not resign as leader of Lambeth council unless he wins the Croydon North by-election Cllr Steve Reed will not resign as leader of Lambeth council while he campaigns to...
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By Kaye Wiggins, politics editor It is more than two years since our local councillors decided that Brixton should be at the heart of the country’s first “co-operative council” and, as Brixton Blog...
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Primary Schools Conference sets out a different vision for Lambeth primary...
The Lambeth NUT explain why they are holding a conference on primary school education in the borough, and inviting all local residents to it One in ten primary-age children in London will be left...
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Lib Peck chosen as Lambeth council’s leader-elect
Cllr Lib Peck Councillor Lib Peck has been chosen as the leader-elect of Lambeth council. It means she will replace Steve Reed as leader of the council. Reed is campaigning to be elected as the MP for...
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Residents to elect new Lambeth cllr in Brixton Hill by-election
Residents in Brixton Hill ward will go to the polls on January 17 2013 to elect a new member of Lambeth council. The by-election was triggered after Steve Reed, former Labour councillor and leader of...
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‘One-off, wonderful, warm and infuriating’ Former council leader Steve Reed...
Cllr Ruth Ling has died BY Steve Reed MP Ruth Ling was a one-off, wonderful, warm and infuriating in equal measure. I first met Ruth twenty years ago when I moved into Clapham Common ward where she...
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Cllr Mark Bennett: Lambeth councillors and residents in shock after Mayor’s...
TRIBUTES: Cllr Mark Bennett with young residents in Clapham Park. Picture from Metropolitan Housing Tributes have been paid to Lambeth Mayor Cllr Mark Bennett, who died this morning aged just 43. In...
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